"While Kirk's murder was a big personal blow to Trump and allies, a month on from the shocking event it seems to have provided cover for a sprawling retribution drive by the president and Maga world that endangers civil liberties against an array of critics in the media, universities, non-profits and other parts of American civil society, say scholars. At the memorial for the slain conservative leader right after Kirk's widow movingly said she would forgive his killer, Trump angrily declared:"
"Similarly, even before the suspect in Kirk's murder was arrested, Trump posited that radical left language contributed to his death. He also pledged to go after those people responsible for the violence plus organizations that fund it and support it We have radical-left lunatics out there, and we just have to beat the hell out of them. Further, Trump's escalating offensive against foes was palpable in his talk to hundreds of top military officials last month."
Donald Trump and Maga allies amplified attacks on liberal groups, donors, Democrats and critics after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's killing, framing many as the radical enemy within. The response included conspiratorial accusations, an investigation of billionaire donor George Soros, and threats of legal action against ABC over Jimmy Kimmel. The reaction has been presented as a sprawling retribution effort that imperils civil liberties across media, universities and non-profits. Trump publicly expressed hostility toward opponents, linked radical-left rhetoric to violence, pledged to pursue responsible people and organizations, and warned military officials about an "enemy within." Legal scholars and historians call these actions authoritarian and anti-democratic.
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